DOer Express NYC to Montreal: Startups Apply by June 7th

As a former rider of the DOer Express, I can attest it is one of those events that can really change the trajectory of your startup or even larger entrepreneurial ambitions. You will make new friends, have great experiences and an overall awesome time in the beautiful city of Montreal. You will pitch to all different types of audiences, fellow entrepreneurs, teenagers, grandmothers and VC’s. You will be pitching while standing in a tent, on stage, on a moving bus and maybe on an elevator going up and down.

There will be opportunities to network with lots of key players in the tech industry and talks by tech superstars such as Dave McClure and Rahul Sood to name a few.

I was lucky enough to ride on the DOer Express last year and fully believe that if you run a company and are looking to get exposure for your product and develop connections, then this is the opportunity for you.

Startups on the DOer Express

Startups will receive roundtrip travel between New York and Montreal on an awesome bus filled with snacks and WiFi

Three nights in beautiful downtown Montreal

Discounted passes to the three day startup festival

Place in the DOer Express Demo Tent

Informational networking with VCs in New York City

One to One mentorship from Twilio, SendGrid and Windows Azure.

What to Take Advantage Of

Startups at the early stages are essentially about people and connections. Make sure to take advantage of the setting you are in. Go in there looking to meet people from the start. Learn about other companies and see if you can help them out. This can be something as simple as making an introduction. Overall build your network and be awesome to everyone you meet.

Also at the festival there will be multiple tents. You will get a spot in the DOer Express tent and have an opportunity to pitch your business and acquire customers at the festival.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for startups that have interesting concepts and experienced some traction. This means your company has launched a product (at least in beta) in some market and are looking to receive great feedback. Think of this application as a part of your journey, tell us the problem you’re solving and sell us on how your product and team is the best for the job.

Some Notes/Rules:

Your startup has less than 3 million in funding

Startup must have demonstrated market traction and/or users in beta

Startups are limited to 5 members from each company

Apply here before June 7th to get your company a spot on the DOer Express. Winners will be notified by June 12th.

If you have any questions on the DOer Express experience, email kunal@sendgrid.com

Author: Kunal Batra

Meet Kunal, Developer Evangelist at-large for SendGrid and home-grown New Jersey hacker. He previously ran General Machines, which developed Deaftel - a phone service for the deaf that converts voice to text and text back into voice over a phone call. Since March 2013, Kunal has been working as a Developer Evangelist at SendGrid, helping enable developers to get the tools and resources they need to make awesome, creative stuff.